Welcome back to Modern Marketing and Measurement. On this episode I sit down with Jessica Shapiro, CMO at LiveRamp, to talk about what she coins a Brand Renaissance. We cover how data collaboration helps connect the full customer picture, how personalization should support (not dilute) brand, and why treating customer data with care is key to building relationships that actually last.
The future of omnichannel advertising isn’t simply about automation. It’s about connected intelligence.
To survive 2026 and beyond, the smart move is to pick a side of the spectrum and own it: brands must either be undeniably the best on price, or make their premium worth it through either performance or experience.
The past several years have produced a wave of innovation focused on preserving addressability as signals became more fragmented and difficult to access. But preserving addressability was only the first challenge.